New perspective on chiral exceptional points with application to discrete photonics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2021
Department
Department of Physics
Abstract
Chiral exceptional points (CEPs) have been shown to emerge in traveling wave resonators via asymmetric back scattering from two or more nano-scatterers. Here, we provide a new perspective on the formation of CEPs based on the coupled oscillator model. Our approach provides an intuitive understanding for the modal coalescence that signals the emergence of CEPs and emphasizes the role played by dissipation throughout this process. In doing so, our model also unveils an otherwise unexplored connection between CEPs and other types of exceptional points associated with parity-time symmetric photonic arrangements. In addition, our model also explains qualitative results observed in recent experimental work involving CEPs. Importantly, the tight-binding nature of our approach allows us to extend the notion of CEP to discrete photonics setups that consist of coupled resonator and waveguide arrays, thus opening new avenues for exploring the exotic features of CEPs in conjunction with other interesting physical effects such as nonlinearities and topological protections.
Publication Title
APL Photonics
Recommended Citation
Hashemi, A.,
Rezaei, S.,
Özdemir, S.,
&
El-Ganainy, R.
(2021).
New perspective on chiral exceptional points with application to discrete photonics.
APL Photonics,
6(4).
http://doi.org/10.1063/5.0045459
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